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  • Tejinder Gill moves on from Truecaller, joins The Trade Desk

    Tejinder Gill moves on from Truecaller, joins The Trade Desk

    MUMBAI: Tejinder Gill has moved on from Truecaller where he was the vice-president of global sales (South Asia, MENA, and Sub Saharan Africa). Gill has now joined US based tech firm The Trade Desk as the general manager for India.

    He had announced his departure from Truecaller at the end of last year, after a nearly five years’ association with the company.

    In his new role, Gill will be responsible for crafting innovative approaches to accelerate outcomes based on emerging business models and strengthening global client and partner relationships.

    “I’m happy to share that I have started the next leg of my career journey with The Trade Desk. My focus here will be to drive our vision of reshaping digital advertising in the India geo. I’m excited to work with a great team that will use its expertise to transform media to benefit businesses and build advanced opportunities in the Open Internet for India’s modern marketers to navigate this next era of change,” Gill announced the move on LinkedIn on Tuesday.

    Gill joined Truecaller in 2016 and spent four and a half years at the caller identification app before his move to The Trade Desk. In a career spanning over 17 years, he has worked at places like LinkedIn, Yahoo, Times of India, Network18, and SAS International Export.

  • Covid relief: Now you can find hospital beds on Truecaller

    Covid relief: Now you can find hospital beds on Truecaller

    NEW DELHI: As India battles the deadly second wave of the Covid2019 pandemic, many brands have stepped up by contributing to the relief efforts. The latest company that joins this list of good samaritans is Truecaller, which has launched a Covid healthcare directory in the nation. 

    This new feature helps users to locate hospitals and can be accessed from either the menu or the dialer within the beta version of the Truecaller Android app.

    “In light of the recent rise in cases, it’s important that Truecaller helps in any way we can. We decided to make it as easy as possible for everyone in India to find medical care near them. It can be hard to find the right healthcare numbers when you need it most, so we’ve added it to the app,” said the caller ID app in a recent statement. 

    The healthcare directory contains telephone numbers and addresses of Covid designated hospitals from multiple states across the nation. Truecaller has made this directory by sourcing from official government databases. 

    Truecaller users can use the search button to locate Covid hospitals near their location. However, the directory will not provide any details regarding the availability of hospital beds. 

    The company also revealed that it will update the numbers and contact details of hospitals every day and will include hospital phone numbers from as many areas in India as available. 

  • Truecaller elevates Rishit Jhunjhunwala to managing director

    Truecaller elevates Rishit Jhunjhunwala to managing director

    NEW DELHI: Caller ID app Truecaller has elevated chief product officer Rishit Jhunjhunwala to managing director, with immediate effect. The firm’s co-founder & CEO Alan Mamedi made the announcement via a post on professional networking site LinkedIn.

    “I'm thrilled and proud to announce that Rishit Jhunjhunwala is taking on the role as our managing director, where he'll drive and inspire our fantastic team in India. Looking forward to 6+ more years buddy (sic),” Mamedi wrote.

    Jhunjhunwala joined Truecaller in March 2015 as vice president – product. In June 2020, he was made chief product officer. During his tenure at the company, he has led app redesigns and helped develop features like spam activity indicator, call reason, schedule SMS and SMS translate, to name a few.

    Prior to Truecaller, Jhunjhunwala co-founded the email service CloudMagic. He also had stints at July Systems and Verity Technologies.

  • Tejinder Gill moves on from Truecaller

    Tejinder Gill moves on from Truecaller

    NEW DELHI: Truecaller vice president Tejinder Gill has put down his papers and is currently serving his notice period, the company confirmed to Indiantelevision.com. The move is solely for professional purposes and personal growth. His replacement has not yet been decided. 

    Gill has been the company's vice president – global sales (South Asia, MENA, sub-Saharan Africa) since 2016. He was leading monetisation strategies and country growth for the India market.

    The company said that Gill has played a key role in strengthening Truecaller’s foothold in India. “70 per cent of our revenues come from advertising and Tejinder Gill has done great work in that direction. It was under him that we progressed immensely with our advertising solutions. Our initiatives like Roadblock, where we block all the ads in a day for a particular brand, making it visible more than a billion times, have got great tractions and Gill has been instrumental in driving that popularity. It was under his leadership that we got one billion impressions in a day very recently.” 

    Gill has been in the business for more than 18 years and has worked with leading brands like Yahoo and LinkedIn. He was, in fact, a core member of the LinkedIn team when it started its operations in India in 2010. 

  • Truecaller appoints Hitesh Raj Bhagat as director of corporate communications india

    Truecaller appoints Hitesh Raj Bhagat as director of corporate communications india

    MUMBAI: Truecaller today announced the appointment of Hitesh Raj Bhagat as the Director of Corporate Communications for India. In this new role, he will be spearheading the communication and positioning strategies for the brand across the country. The strategic move is a testament to Truecaller’s rapid expansion in India and the need for vertical specific leadership roles to continue their ongoing growth trajectory. Hitesh will be based out of Truecaller’s Gurgaon office effective September 19, 2019.

    Speaking on the occasion, Hitesh Raj Bhagat, Director of Corporate Communications India, Truecaller, said, “Truecaller is a highly innovative and ambitious organisation and has been doing some incredible work in making communication simple and safe to all Indians. I am truly excited to lead the team from the communications front.”

    “India is a key market for the brand and we intend on expanding our presence and bring more relevance to our diverse Indian audience. I look forward to build Truecaller’s voice in the country further and help the brand achieve significant heights.” he added.

    Hitesh brings with him vast experience from the Indian technology journalism landscape, having spent close to a decade with The Economic Times as the Lead Technology Editor. Prior to his time with The Economic Times, he was an Associate Editor with Cyber Media for over four years and has even worked with Overdrive before this role. Having spent over 17 years in the industry, he is highly proficient with the technology sphere in the country and would help drive growth for Truecaller through his expertise.

    The communications role for Truecaller was previously led by Manan Shah, Director Marketing, Truecaller. He will now continue to focus entirely on developing Marketing and Brand Management strategies for Truecaller. In addition to building the brand, he will also take on Customer Relationship Management for Truecaller going forward.

    The company recently announced 500 million downloads for the application and over 150 million Daily Active Users globally. The Indian market accounts for over 60% of Truecaller’s user base and is continuing to increase as a pivotal sector in their expansion. By incorporating several new features and app integrations, Truecaller continues to revolutionise their user’s experience and provide them with solutions to ensure their lives are simple, safe and more efficient.      

  • Truecaller shows why caller IDs are important in a new campaign with ‘Dream Girl’

    Truecaller shows why caller IDs are important in a new campaign with ‘Dream Girl’

    MUMBAI: Truecaller today announced a new awareness campaign in collaboration with Balaji Motion Pictures’ latest production, Dream Girl starring Ayushmann Khurana. The objective behind this collaboration is aimed at highlighting the importance of ‘Taking the Right Calls’ among Indian viewers, through a series of short videos that builds on the titular role played by the lead who pretends to be a dream girl in the film. The campaign films showcase actor Ayushmann Khurana addressing the fact that people are often subjected to fake calls and platforms like Truecaller can determine the ‘True Identity’ of the callers to protect themselves from spammers.

    Speaking on the integration, Manan Shah, director marketing, Truecaller, said, “Spam and fake calls are continuing to cause discomfort amongst people. For the past decade, it has been our continuous endeavour to provide a safe and secure communication platform with our improved Caller ID and spam blocking features. This collaboration is intended to bring more awareness to Indian viewers through the big screen. We are looking forward to a successful release of the movie and wish the film to be a blockbuster hit at the box office.”    

    Sharing her thoughts on the partnership, Ruchikaa Kapoor, head – marketing and brands, Balaji Motion Pictures, said, “We are delighted to associate with Truecaller for our film Dream Girl. There’s always a name behind the number who is calling you and in this case, it’s DreamGirl – Pooja. This association synergises well with the theme of our film and is an innovative way to reach out to audiences. Associating with a widely used caller ID app like Truecaller has given us an edge in spreading awareness about the film by staying true and relevant to the context of the film.”

  • Truecaller crosses 500 million downloads and 150 million daily active users globally

    Truecaller crosses 500 million downloads and 150 million daily active users globally

    MUMBAI: Truecaller announced today that the company has crossed 500 million downloads and surpassed 150 million daily active users (DAUs) globally. This comes close on the heels of the company sharing the news of attaining over 1 million paying subscribers to their Premium services.

    This is a significant achievement for Truecaller, which is emerging as a one-stop communication platform with a wide array of services like Instant Messaging, VoIP, and Payments. The 150 million DAU’s achievement makes Truecaller the most used communication app in India after apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.

    The key factors that have led to this rapid growth are Truecaller’s many communication features like their smart dialer, VoIP capability, Instant Messaging, and their spam-free SMS inbox.

    Sharing his thoughts on this unique achievement, Alan Mamedi, CEO & Co-founder, Truecaller, said “By differentiating ourselves from the standard stock dialer and messaging apps, and solving some fundamental communication problems for our users, we have been able to capitalize and excel the competition. This is a very significant achievement. 150 million daily active users and 500 million downloads is extraordinary. These milestones underline the faith and trust our users have in our brand.”

    Along with this milestone Truecaller will soon be rolling out two important features that will revolutionize the standard dialer experience offered by smartphone manufacturers today:

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    Call Alerts: In an effort to help users depend less on low-speed and faulty networks, which are prevalent in emerging markets, Truecaller sends a Call Alert to users about who’s calling before the phone rings. This is a big upgrade for millions of Android users.
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    Full Screen Caller ID: Truecaller will be introducing the most powerful Caller ID and dialer experience on the market. There simply is no comparison when you look at standard dialers from phone makers. More and more people are finding it challenging to separate work and personal life, especially when they use their phones for both. With the new full screen Caller ID, you’ll see instantly whether an incoming call is personal, business, or spam – and on top of this you can do all other key actions like accepting, rejecting or sending a quick message from the same screen. This gives businesses a better opportunity to take control of their business profile, and in turn users will get more information on who’s trying to get in touch with them.

  • Messaging Gets Smarter with Classification, Smart Notification and Backup Features for Truecaller Users

    Messaging Gets Smarter with Classification, Smart Notification and Backup Features for Truecaller Users

    MUMBAI: Truecaller introduces three new smart updates called ‘SMS Classification’, ’Smart Notification’ and ‘Messages Backup’ to its existing Messaging Inbox feature, to enhance the SMS messaging experience for all Android users.  Truecaller in its continued effort to make life easier by providing safe and efficient communication tools, has launched the new features to empower users to effectively manage their cluttered Messaging Inbox while ensuring they don’t lose out on valuable information every time they uninstall the app or change their smartphones.

    SMS’s are so frequent that sometimes even important messages are treated no differently than spam-led, coupon codes or promotional updates. SMS Classification, equipped with advanced machine learning algorithms will help sort messages in 3 groups (contacts, others, spam) based on the content of the message. For instance, personal messages will be shown under the contacts tab, blocked/top spammer messages will directly land under the SPAM tab while the rest of the messages will be classified under the others category based on the content. The classification happens offline and locally on the user’s phone without any data being stored on Truecaller’s servers.

    The Smart Notification feature scans through incoming SMS locally on the phone without touching Truecaller’s servers, and creates a smart card highlighting relevant data like OTP number, transaction amount or payment reminders for the users to act on. Additionally, the user will also be able to perform certain actions like recharge or pay bill straight from the smart card that appears on the notification tab by just clicking on the pay option provided.

    SMS Notification converted to Smart cardThe first update will initially show smart messages from HDFC, AXIS, ICICI, CITIBANK, SBI, Bank of Baroda, PNB, BOI, Union Bank and mobile operator including Airtel, Idea, Jio and Vodafone. In line with Truecaller’s aim to provide secured tools, this feature is also designed to work completely offline and will take place only on an individual’s handset ensuring that none of the user’s transactional info or OTPs touch Truecaller servers. Users can choose to disable this update when preferred.

  • Truecaller shows it is more than just a caller ID & spam detection app

    Truecaller shows it is more than just a caller ID & spam detection app

    MUMBAI: Truecaller has launched its new television and digitally focused advertising campaign with the tagline ‘Sab ke liye’ meaning both ‘for everyone’ and ‘for everything’.

    The ad campaign is aimed to create awareness among the audience about the recent features introduced on the app apart from Caller ID and Spam filtering.

    The features illustrated through the campaign include, Truecaller Pay, Flash Messaging and Video Calling powered by Google Duo. Positioning Truecaller as a one-stop platform for its users, the TVC looks at everyday situations the users go through and how Truecaller has a solution to make their lives simple, safe and more efficient. Truecaller has developed several new features for the application in the recent times that provide solutions to consumers in a simple and convenient manner also reducing the need for multiple applications providing the same functions on their smartphone.

    Truecaller India director marketing Manan Shah says, “By incorporating relevant features, we are confident that our young and active users will stay ahead and find multiple ways to solve their daily challenges. Taking inspiration from realistic scenarios, our TVC will surely be very relatable to the audiences and portray how seamlessly one application can be used for multiple purposes.”

    People use Truecaller to stay ahead. It helps them know who’s getting in touch, filter out unwanted calls and SMS, and focus on what really matters. The company provides a suite of unique services such as a dialer that offers caller ID, spam detection, messaging and more. Truecaller’s mission is to build trust everywhere by making communication safe and efficient. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company was founded in 2009 by Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Atomico and Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers.